Experts' Choice Award Sutro Baths
7 expert reviews
“The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Concierge "The Sutro Baths, once three acres of pools that could hold 25,000, closed in 1952 and are now nothing but crumbling walls and brackish ponds."
Lonely Planet "Hard to imagine from these ruins, but Victorian dandies and working stiffs once converged here for bracing baths in itchy wool rental swimsuits." Full review
Not For Tourists "Ruins of Alfred Sutro's massive indoor swimming pool complex, 1896."
Afar Magazine "While hiking through the Lands End area of San Francisco I came across this gem." Full review
Fodor's "Along the oceanfront, to the north of the Cliff House, lie the ruins of the once-grand glass-roof Sutro Baths." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Once a swimming facility with seven pools of varying temperatures, each filled naturally by the waves of the Pacific Ocean, the waterfront cliffside ruins are still exciting to explore"
San Francisco Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
